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“It’s never done until the table says so but Newcastle have got enough points to get over the line now. I feel the same about Leeds. It’s another result or two to be certain but, realistically, I don’t see it going wrong for either of them,” Carver said.

“It’s a huge game on Friday because of the crowd and the clubs involved but it’s not a game where you feel like everything’s riding on it. That’s going to come later, or certainly for Leeds.”

Newcastle welcome Leeds to St James’ Park knowing that a win might still not be enough to take them back to the top of the Championship with Brighton leading the table by two points.

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Brighton take on Wolves on the same day knowing that should Huddersfield lose earlier in the day, they could seal promotion to the top flight. Carver believes that United are on their way back to the Premier League but are under a bit of pressure heading into the final five games.

“Newcastle are doing what they needed to do,” Carver said. “They’re on the way to getting back into the Premier League and when you’ve been in the Championship you find out how hard that is. No club knows it better than Leeds.

“There’s a little bit of pressure on Newcastle because they haven’t been performing too well at home. Leeds go there with a real chance I think.

“An early goal always sets Newcastle up nicely at St James’ and an early goal (conceded) is exactly what Leeds have to avoid but the players are going to go at each other because a game like this you want to win. It’s that simple. Forget about the table for a minute – Newcastle versus Leeds in the Championship is a huge game.”